Amati Static Display Kits

Edward England, the scourge of the African Waters; John Calico Rackam, who plundered West Indies together with his lady pirate Anne Bonny; Bartholomew Roberts, who became a pirate for love of novelty and change; Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard: these were the men who led crews of violent and homeless sailors to the plundering of towns and ships.

At the beginning of the Sixties Nando Dell'Orto, the famous motorboat racer, decided to put a 12 cylinder Ferrari engine on a 3 point hull prepared by the Cantieri Timossi shipyard. The hull was designed for inboard races (class 800 kgs).The engine was prepared by Rinaldo Tinarelli, who was known as "the wizard" , the structure of the hull was made of wooden joists covered with marine plywood.

At the beginning of the Sixties Nando Dell'Orto, the famous motorboat racer, decided to put a 12 cylinder Ferrari engine on a 3 point hull prepared by the Cantieri Timossi shipyard. The hull was designed for inboard races (class 800 kgs).The engine was prepared by Rinaldo Tinarelli, who was known as "the wizard" , the structure of the hull was made of wooden joists covered with marine plywood.

Kit includes a ready made GRP hull, which has been pre-planked to a very high standard, a GRP white moulded canopy, chromed brass fittings, super detailed photo etched fittings, pre made seat and cockpit side cushions and a superb set of plans and building instructions.

This highly detailed model represents a gunboat galley of the American navy, used during the victorious battle of Lake Champlain in 1814 against the British fleet. These vessels were very agile and well armed, utilising both cannon and carronades. They were a very important contributory factor in the war of US independence.

Bluenose, a 285 tons schooner, is the fantastic winner of the 1921 "International Fisherman's Trophy". This regata was held, alternate year, off Lunenberg in Nova Scotia and Gloucester in New England.Entry to the contest was strictly confined to genuine fishing vessels. Bluenose was entered for the challenge in 1921 and from then on she won every single race for which she was entered.

Symbol of the city of Chioggia and its traditions, the Bragozzo is the most famous fishing boat of the Venetian lagoon. Every Bragozzo is built following the experience of the carpenters, and custon build each vessel according to the customer's requirements.

The last thing a clipper ship, loaded with tea and spices, wanted to see was a Chinese Pirate Junk, bristling with cannons. Junks such as this dotted the rivers and harbors of China and Hong Kong, and it was often impossible to tell whether they belonged to merchants or pirates until it was too late.

Dorade is considered the very first modern yacht. It appeared in Europe in 1931 at the Fastnet, sailed by the two Stephens brothers Rod and Olin.At first sight Dorade seemed to be too thin and delicate even though it won the Transatlantic Regata doubling Fastnet first, all alone.

Typical vessel used during the reign of King Sahure, this Egyptian ship carried cedar and ebony from Lebanon to Egypt. Shipbuilders of that era did not use pegs (treenails) but relied on rope to keep their ships afloat. Keel, frames and deck were tightly tied together.

The felucca is a small wooden boat with a sharply raked mast and a large triangular sail hanging from a long, two-piece yard. They are light and maneuverable, carrying 10 passengers and a crew of two or three.

In 1660 the City of Amsterdam gave a higly decorated yacht like this to Charles II, King of England. The King was so fascinated by this present that he enjoyed calling special races for this kind of boats, which were then called yachting.

This wonderful kit contains everything you need to build the ship in a bottle you have always dreamed of. Pre-cut wooden parts, brass photo etched decks, keel and decorated bulwarks. A beautiful glass bottle is included in each kit.

Reproduction of a classic Grand Banks boat, nowadays well known all around the world. The construction of these boats began in 1965 from an an idea of Mr. Robert Newton who was looking for a vessel to suit his particular needs. The development started from a working boat, the trawler, quite common in North America and particularly in the New Foundland area where the Grand Banks are located.

Superbly detailed and accurate model of the Greek/Athenian Bireme. This was cutting edge technology when built, being very fast and with her bow ram, deadly, as the Persian fleet discovered at the Battle of Salamis. The Bireme was managed by 44 oarsmen working in two banks of oars (Hence the name 'Bireme' - a trireme had three banks of oars, a Quingereme five banks..) The style of vessel changed little from 480BC to late Roman Empire times, so the model could be used as a basis for a Roman vessel.

The Greek war of Independence (1821-1827) is mainly known for the naval battle of Navarino. That war was involved numerous actions of the Greek privateers against the Greek and Turkish (Ottoman) ships. These Galliots were very swift, with a narrow draft, which enabled them to anchor unseen inside the narrow gulfs of the Aegean islands, waiting to pounce on the Enemy vessels.

Although built as a merchant ship, the Bounty was assigned to the Royal Navy, where she was used for exploration voyages. Armed with 4 cannons and 8 culverins, the Bounty became famous above all for the mutiny of her crew.

In 1620 the English galleon Mayflower set out from the English port of Southampton with 102 pilgrims on board. Because of bad weather, the crossing took 77 days. On December 21 the ship landed at what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The New Bedford whaleboat was a light, swift craft. It was double ended so that it could reverse direction quickly and easily. It was planked with rot-resistant cedar only half an inch thick, with lapstrake construction.A whaleboat could be dragged by the harpooned whale for many miles and at high rate, before the prey tired. Sometimes it took days to sail back, therefore drinkable water, food, tobacco, mast, sails and compass were always stored onboard

This little ship formed part of the fleet commanded by Christopher Columbus for his voyage of discovery in 1492. She was originally named "Santa Clara" but was nicknamed and became widely known as "Nina".

The "Pinta" together with the Nina and the Santa Maria, formed the fleet for the voyage of discovery led by Christopher Columbus. She was originally lateen rigged with one mast square rigged (caravela redonda) but was refitted just 10 days into the expedition leaving just the rear mast lateen rigged.

This model represents a merchant ship, armed as a schooner, built at the beginning of the last century and mainly used as a collier. he Hunter was fistly owned by the British Merchant Navy. Then the Royal Navy took it over for its sailing qualities especially fit for the North Seas and decided to transform it into a Q-ship, when war broke out. As all other Q-ships it underwent changes at the dockyard of Queenstown, Ireland (that's why they were called Q-ship). It was equipped with false structures that concealed its deckweaponry. This structure could be easily removed and the hidden deck guns could be used to fire against the enemy, especially submarines.

The Riva Aquarama appeared on the market in 1963 as a development of the twin engine Tritone. It is the last heir of the well known tradition of mahogany runabouts. In fact it is still built today as 30 years ago.

The Riva Aquarama appeared on the market in 1963 as a development of the twin engine Tritone. It is the last heir of the well known tradition of mahogany runabouts. In fact it is still built today as 30 years ago.

This superb kit also includes the 1608/02 Motorization & Transmission Kit

The first highways in America were the great rivers, which permitted the growth of commerce and transport. The advent of steam and a brilliant idea of Fulton and Livingston, first builders of riverboats, permitted the upstream navigation on rivers. The search for speed inspired marvellous competitions. One of the most famous races is that between Natchez and Robert E. Lee, held in 1870 between New Orleans and Saint Louis. After 750 miles of water the Robert E. Lee won the race, covering the distance in 3 days, 18 hours and 14 minutes.

This superb model of a Swedish Gunboat was designed by the famous ship architect Frederick Henrik Chapman specifically for the fjord navigation. They were built to be very light and extremely easy to manoeuvre. This gunboat was armed with a medium calibre gun mounted near the stern on a sliding carriage.

Amati Titanic RMS Titanic was an Olympic class passenger liner. The second of a trio of superliners, she and her sisters, RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic, were designed to dominate the transatlantic travel business for the White Star Line. Built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world. During Titanic's maiden voyage she struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on Sunday April 14, 1912, and sank two hours and forty minutes later, after breaking into two pieces.

The German U-Boat U-47 led by Commander Günther Prien met the glory in the impressive raid in the Scapa Flow bay, against the base of the British Navy.The U-47 sunk the battleship Royal Oak, hit its support ship Pegasus and finally sailed out of the bay undamaged.

Appearing in the Mediterranean Sea at the beginning of the 18th century, the polacca was used either as an escort ship or as a merchantman. This example was used by the Venetian Fleet on the Adriatic Sea to protect the shipping routes of Venice from the Dalmatian, Greek & Turkish pirates.

"Gold gleamed on bows and silver glittered on each vessels. The fleet was magnificent and its captain could conquer entire worlds just showing it off. The sight of the fleet itself could terrorize the enemy".

King Olaf Tryggvesson called his drakkar "Ormen Lange", the Long Snake, and it became a legend of the North Sea . These drakkars were decorated with a dragon head figurehead and could reach 48 meters long. Drakkars had to be light and extremely manoeuvrable.

This famous vessel with lateen sails derived from the Xebec used by the Barbary pirates. Armed with 14 cannons of medium calibre and 6 culverins for action at close range, the Xebec was also used for coastal defence from Spanish Navy to fight against pirates. Oars made travelling possible even when no wind was present. This is a very attractive and very detailed kit, and captures the lines of this type of vessel perfectly.